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Reducing the Role of Nuclear Weapons: What the NPDI Can Do

IN THIS ISSUE: What the NPDI can do, N. Korean missile accessories shipped to Sohae, understanding the IAEA's Mandate in Iran, fill brought to Iran site, Turkey, NATO in field near Syria for patriots, federal panel: dirty bomb cleanup need not follow US cancer rules.

Published on November 27, 2012
 

Reducing the Role of Nuclear Weapons: What the NPDI Can Do

George Perkovich | Carnegie Article

Ten diverse countries have stepped forward to say that they will concentrate on pressing states to further "diminish the role and significance of nuclear weapons in all military and security concepts, doctrines and policies."

Calling themselves the Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Initiative (NPDI), these countries—Australia, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates—seek to restore confidence in the nonproliferation and disarmament bargain that lies at the heart of the global nuclear order.   Full Article



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